Use of interactive telephone technology for longitudinal data collection in a large trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 364-368

  Russell, Charlotte ^a   Howel, Denise ^b   Ward Platt, Martin P ^c   Ball, Helen L ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data collection; Interactive telephone technology; Longitudinal data; Patient reported data; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERACTIVE TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEPHONE;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856224404     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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